Happy Story for those with few 'normal' embies

I just wanted to share some positive news for those of you who are in the same place I was last week.... getting some news that you 'didn't respond very well' to the Stim cycle... That said, I haven't implanted anything yet... so this is just about eggs, fertilization, and embies (PGS)... crossing fingers for success in June.

I'm almost 43 btw... DH (dear husband) is 52 and have had 3 M/C (miscarriage) in 1 1/2 years that were all chromo abnormal. So we decided to just bite the bullet and empty the bank and go IVF (in vitro fertilization) with PGS all the way... no screwing around! (glad we did it)

IVF#2 - April 2015 - retreived 14 eggs - asymetrical - only 6 fertilized (OMG) - only 3 'struggling' embies made it to 5/6/7 day blasts - 1 NORMAL again!!! phew! - turns out it was the 7 day blast they 'let' keep going... it was eventually graded 5AA as well!

While I was struggling with IVF#2 results coming in sounding so bad and my RE (reproductive endocrinologist) sounding less than happy with the results herself - I came to these boards hoping for some solace - and kept reading "sometimes quantity does not equal quality"; "fewer eggs may mean better quality eggs"; "It only takes one"... platitutes really, but it kept me going a little as I basically had given up hope for IVF#2 and that was the last one we were going to do - after that we were going to implant #1 and if it didn't work... shrug shoulders and move on with life...

So now we have 2 to think about what to do next!

All I wanted to say to you ladies who are in the same 'few eggs', 'really old - haha' boat etc... try not to lose hope, you just never know.

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Just to update - we just got a BFP (big fat positive (pregnancy test)) today (8dp5dt) with our first FET!! Our FET was on Fathers' Day (good luck sign!) - Dad will be 53 soon and I will be 43 in 1 month...

We implanted one Day 5 Blast 5AA that was PGD tested normal so RE (reproductive endocrinologist) has great hopes for us! Successful implantation was a huge step!

Our second Frozen Embie is a 7 day 5AA also PGD normal that we kept on ice.

Great news! Got a BFP (big fat positive (pregnancy test)) with HPT (home pregnancy test) at 6 days past 5 day transfer. Got 2 HCG test back first 2238 second one 5098! And progesterone at 45 on pills and suppositories! I go for my 5 week ultrasound tomorrow! We are super excited and hoping for the best! Now the 5 days bed rest doesn't seem so bad.

Congrats! You give me so much hope! I am 40 now and have two normals and doin...

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06/30/2015

Congrats! You give me so much hope! I am 40 now and have two normals and doing FET in a week!

Gosh Nicole we seem to be on a similar timeline! My first IVF (in vitro fertilization) was in September but my second was in April and we just did our fet at the end of June and implanted the first embryo from September. April's embryo is still on ice! Congratulations on having two normal embies as well!
Do you think you will implant both or just do one at a time? We chose to do one because my said we had an 80 percent chance of success since I have no other reasons for issues as I have been able to get pregnant naturally but have just had chromosomally abnormal pregnancy. This means if this pregnancy continues going well I will go through this all over again approximately 6 months after giving birth at the ripe old age of 43 Yikes!

Gosh Nicole we seem to be on a similar timeline! My first IVF was in Septem...

Posted
07/06/2015

Gosh Nicole we seem to be on a similar timeline! My first IVF was in September but my second was in April and we just did our fet at the end of June and implanted the first embryo from September. April's embryo is still on ice! Congratulations on having two normal embies as well!
Do you think you will implant both or just do one at a time? We chose to do one because my said we had an 80 percent chance of success since I have no other reasons for issues as I have been able to get pregnant naturally but have just had chromosomally abnormal pregnancy. This means if this pregnancy continues going well I will go through this all over again approximately 6 months after giving birth at the ripe old age of 43 Yikes!

I hope you have the same success!

Thanks for posting! I go in for ER at the end of the month. My DH (dear husband) and I have decided to do PGS, and I have been wondering about transferring one or two when it gets to that point. We definitely do not want twins.

Canuck72-yes we are on similar timelines! I am so excited for you! We will be putting one back as well. I had a crazy week-went for mock transfer friday and my RE (reproductive endocrinologist) could not get catheter through my uterus (I have severely retroverted uterus). I got transferred to another RE, they moved my embryos, and thank goodness-had a successful mock transfer yesterday. Crazy crazy week. I will be doing transfer now next Thursday! Can't wait but also feel so anxious to get to this point. Good luck in your pregnancy-and LaraCroft-good luck in your egg retrieval this month!

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